Car Alarms: Car Alarm - Auto Page RF-50, 78 corvette, dash area

Question
I have an Auto Page RF-50 installed in my '78 Corvette.  The battery died at one point and since then I have been having all kinds of problems getting the car to start. At this point I believe it to be the Car Alarm.  The battery is brand new and when I go to turn the key to start the car not a thing happens.  No electronics or the car will start at all. The car will not even attempt to turn over.  Is it possible this is part of the car alarms security measures.  If so how can a I get around this.

I don't need the car alarm so I am willing to do what ever it takes to remove it.

Thanks!

Answer
The alarm seems to be doing it's job.
At least we know it's installed correctly
which is actually a good thing here.

Ok, try this.
Put the key in the ignition, and turn forward
all the way just before cranking. Then within
5 seconds, locate, press and hold in the
valet/overide button, found under the
dash area, (push button, spring loaded)
until the installed LED (the blinking light)
in your dash area goes on solid,
and the siren chirps once.

(Your valet switch might be the toggle
(on/off) type. in this case, key on,
flip switch in opposite direction,
then turn the key off.)

This should reset the alarm, and reset
the grounded relay on the starter wire,
allowing you to start the engine.

At this point, the only thing working would
be the keyless entry from the alarm,
if it came equipped that way.

Just Repeat these steps to place it
back to usable armed mode.
You may get 2 chirps, confirming it,
and the lights may flash twice as well.

That should do it.
If you want to remove it at this point,
take it to your neighborhood installer
for this, or buy the wiring chart
(Go to: www.vehiclewires.com)
for the vehicle, and reverse engineer it
yourself wire by wire, until safely removed.

If it does not work out this way,
you will have to replace the system
with one you know how to operate
and what to expect. Don't want to
get stuck in another bad situation.

Let me know what happens.

Robert Martin/CEO-ALARMTEK
www.CARALARMINSTALLER.com